Advanced Clinical Practitioner Crisis

Whilst we support staff, alongside their supervisor and line manager, to decide whether they would like to undertake a standard or apprenticeship ACP MSc route at a University of their choice, the funding for the standard ACP MSc occurs following a separate HEE external review body. We will submit the application to HEE in March of each year but if it is declined staff will be expected to undertake the apprenticeship MSc. Supervision and work-based training Trainees are required to attend university teaching days, practise clinical skills in their workplace and complete work-place based assessments of competencies and capabilities related to emerging HEE frameworks. They will also meet their supervisor, manager and University regularly to plan their individual educational needs and monitor their progress across all four pillars of practice. You will be expected to work 60% clinical, 20% University time and 20% work-based learning time with this role as per attached trainee ACP job description and personal specification. Interview Process If shortlisted, you will be expected to submit a personal statement in support of your application prior to interview. This should be an academic, referenced and reflective statement of 1000 words detailing: 1. Why are you planning to undertake the ACP MSc program?

Master Qualification Fundamental to completing a trainee ACP role is gaining the MSc in ACP. This can be achieved through two possible routes:

• ACP MSc from a University in the Health Education England South-East Region (HEE-SE)
• ACP MSc Apprenticeship with the University of Bournemouth or the University of Winchester (currently being procured). (Staff will be required to have a C (5) or above in Maths and English at GCSE).
  
  We have been working with other local NHS Trusts to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust to be formed by the end of 2024.
Project Fusion is the name for the programme to create the new combined NHS Foundation Trust. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be bringing the services into a single organisation will result in more consistent care, more equitable access to services irrespective of postcode, and a more sustainable workforce and services. The new organisation will operate locally to ensure services can best meet the needs of different communities. The new Trust will be comprised of all the services currently provided by Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the community, mental health and learning disability services provided by Isle of Wight NHS Trust and child and adolescent mental health services delivered in parts of Hampshire by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Colleagues will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) -- known as TUPE on the day the trust is formed. TUPE is a legal process to ensure you transfer out of one organisation and into another, maintaining the terms and conditions of your employment.